“Rep. Larry Campbell, R-Olathe, who chairs the House K-12 Education Budget Committee, also said he thought it was unrealistic to expect districts to pay back the money. “’The money’s been spent,’ he said in an interview. “Campbell also noted that another section of the LPA report found that despite overpayments...
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KASB Post: Senate Leader Wants Districts to Return Transportation Funds
Who would be helped if school districts have to pay back funds Sen. Denning thinks they shouldn’t have received? What is Sen. Denning trying to accomplish here? How does that help students? No one is contending schools made a profit on transportation funding. From the KASB Blog: “Senate Majority Leader...
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We appreciate this thoughtful piece. We are not opposed to an audit of school funding. However, we adamantly oppose any suggestion that because of the recent issue with calculating transportation funding, none of KSDE’s work on the formula should be trusted. We will also adamantly oppose any attempt to delay...
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No comments KSDE Survey of Kansas School Districts Results
A blog post by Mark Tallman of KASB “If provided an additional $600 million in funding over three years, school district leaders say they would spend $255 million to enhance programs for at-risk students, increase the graduation rate and help students better prepare to succeed after high school – all...
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